Drought and unrest across Great Britain and royal visit notes
London dispatch reports continuing drought across Britain with water shortages in the east end and fears of epidemics. Rail strikes and vandalism hinder transport while train wreck fears rise. Prince of Wales walks with aid at Balmoral and travels to Scotland. Duke of Connaught pleases French troops with humor and tasting their food as Faure honors him. Czarina baby photo provokes Russian censorship and debate among officials and press.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
East End
East End Water Company
Isc
Northampton
Mninveid
Prince of Wales
Balmoral
Big Yack
Portsmouth
Tis
Scotland
Ai Nee
Duke of
Duke of Connawehr
Bern
Mouline
Paure
Duke of Connaught
Ennerand
The
Republic
Victoria
Hyer
Faure
Legion of Honor
Moritz Rusch
Printe
Bismarck
Frederick
Germany
Daily Telegraph
Europe
Herr Buach
the Times
Rail line Han kow to Hong Kong proposed by American syndicate
Report from New York quotes ex Senator Calvin Bree on a 900 mile railroad from Hankow to Hong Kong China. Cost estimated 20 to 40 million dollars with six months surveying and a syndicate led by Vanderbilt interests and Standard Oil partners. Projections note provinces with 300 million population and potential direct Pekin to Hong Kong link amid Anglo Russian tensions.
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New York
Hankow
Hong Kong
China
Calvin & Bree
Canton
Vanderbilt
Standard of Company
John D. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Levi Morton
George T. Bliss
Carnegie Steel Company
Federal Company
Brice
United States
Tirle
Atlanticin Railway
Pekin
Russia
Tien Tsin
Hankew
Barracks at the Presidio urged by Brigadier General Miller
From the Presidio report Brigadier General Miller will push the War Department to immediately construct barracks at the Presidio before the rainy season. The note warns many old structures may remain unfinished as delays persist. Private Harry Ganet of Company M, Twenty-third Infantry, died at Wyshien hospital from typhoid fever. Lieutenant A F McRoberts of the Fifty-first Regiment faced a court martial threat and seeks resignation. Harrison, a Tennessee soldier accused of malicious mischief, appeared in police court with a colored lawyer and was discharged.
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San Francisco
Miller
War Department
Presidio
Harry Ganet
M. O
Twenty-third Infantry
Wyshien
A. F. McRoberts
Harrison
Martinelli Arrives for Columbus Apostolic Visit
Columbus Ohio September 17 The most Ber Sebastian Martinelli apostolic delegate to the Catholic church in the United States arrived in Columbus to oversee the deification of the church and celebrate a pontifical high mass with Martinelli as celebrant. The delegate will preach in Italian during the mass as Bishop Watterson and many church groups participate. A dinner will follow for visiting clergymen and officials, and in the evening Martinelli will preside at the cathedral with an address of welcome in English. He will remain several days.
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Columbus
Sebastian Martinelli
United States
Martinel
Delgate
Watterson
Martinetti
Cathistral
Memory of Eileen brings Leavenworth opera echoes
Mrs Leon Polachek, wife of a musical rector, arrived with memories of the only Tupake comic opera to stage. The Eileen company, with soubrette and prima donna, dissolved after four weeks in Leavenworth due to lack of funds. salaries were prepaid, leaving little for transport to Chicago. Polachek notes the firm’s connections and the era’s financial limits.
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Wren Efla Dunbar
Leon Polachek
Matilda” cuorpeAy
Tupake
Eck
Eileen Opera Company
Eileen
Fla. Salyer
Ute Muate
J. A
Tn Ubiaway
Chicago
Polachek
Mr. K
Eieibene Me
Bebnalbel
Papa Met Flatbeen Club Meeting Planned for Sept 20
Local notice invites members and newcomers to the Papa Met Flatbeen club hall on Fursday evening September 20 for fall competition and active participation. S as manager S Brighwin of Crawford Theater in St Susepit Mo sends telegraph praise for The Triple Alliance and a Topeka bowlding crowd. Parkdale grocer H Roof reports a night barn theft of a single harness. thief not yet caught. Also mentions International Decorating Co and Tayman Oberney Hardware Co ads.
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Fursday
S. Brighwin
Crawford Theater
St Susepit, Mo
Crawford
Topeka
Triple Alliance
St. Joe
Czarina Clears Portrait Under Law For Theatre Drama
The Rowelun emperor presents a portrait to the czarina who, after review, says nothing in the image breaches the law. A dramatic week centers on Drury Lane's annual melodrama featuring a ballroom scene, cricket match, and a military tourney as audiences demand realism.
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Rowelun
Drury Lane
Labor Commissioner Johnson visits cities to study criminal costs
Labor Commissioner Lee Johnson travels through Emporia Strong City Newton and Hutchinson to estimate costs of crime related proceedings and prison maintenance He plans to gather district and justices court records to assess if criminal court expenses can be reduced while preserving justice This Kansas project parallels Missouri efforts and asks whether funds exist to undertake the study.
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Lee Johnson
Johnson
Outa
Kansas
Missouri
Emporia
Strong City
Newton
Hutchinson
Estelle Osbon Dead In Holton Kansas
Miss Estelle Osbon died of consumption at her Holton home after months of illness. She was linked to her father Clint Osborn, who killed Attorney Charles Hamble in Holton years ago, a trial that drew Kansas courts and led to Osborn's 20 year penitentiary sentence. Miles Osbon campaigned for pardon for his father.
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Holton
Kan
Estelle Osbon
Thin City
Miss Osborn
Clint Osborn
Charles Hamble
Kansas
Osbon
Miles Osbon
Iechids
Sunday Church Notices Parade Across City
Numerous church announcements list preaching times duties by Rev. A T H and others. Events include morning and evening services at First African Baptist, Presbyterian and other local churches, with Bible studies, Sunday schools, and youth activities. dates and exact room names vary in the OCR.
Spanish Commission Appointed With Montero Rio Presiding
The Spanish commission appoints Montero Rio, president of the senate, to preside. Other members are withheld. Queen Pekent approves moves. Former ministers Almodovar del Rio and Moret engage in restricting the commission. The queen approves the joint unity authorized by the cortes.
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Senor Montero Rio
Materia
Montero Rio
Senate
Pekent
Mdnuci Almodovar del Rio
Minierer
Senor Moret
Cortes
Augustin
Gon- Salat
Spain
Scrip and Screen Law Battle in Crawford County
County Attorney Widby seeks new enforcement methods for the scrip and screen law amid federal injunctions. He travels to Topeka to confer with State Auditor Morris and explore options as Judge Simons of the district court remains legally untouchable. Miners reportedly plan to petition Jude Shone to convene a grand jury over alleged mining company violations.
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Crawford County
Widby
Morris
Boyle Alvo
Wilby Ime
Topeka
Jude Willems
Federal Court
Dudsce Wildlama
Simos
Thy District Court
Pawallele
Jude Shnone
Simons
State House notes mix reception plans and personnel updates
The executive council grants use of the state house to the Carnival queen for a reception during Carnival week. The state House reception will be in the Senate chamber, scheduled for either Wednesday evening or Thursday afternoon. Also noted are illness of Superintendent Case, return of Miss Hina Steele from vacation, and voyages of government ships Condor and Coptic carrying cargo and soldiers to Manila. Death of Lieutenant J. O Exten is recorded. Laundry service advert follows.
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Senate
Hutchinson
Reformatory
Hina
Steele
Leedy
Colorado Springs
San Francasco
Ed Cross
Danziger Madness Disrupts Throop Hotel Entry
Oscar Danziger, 36, barefoot and half dressed, stormed into the Throop hotel lobby shouting he would wipe out the manager. He fled onto Kansas Avenue, was chased to the alley, and captured near the Rock Island depot at 9:15 PM. Police report erratic behavior with moments of rationality as relatives in Chicago request care.
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Mrr. Doolittle
John Chambers
Danziger
Chambers
Perses
Kansas Avenue
Fourth Street
Marshal Strauss
Danziger Bros
Chicago
Oscar Daugiger
Throop
Rahg
Dangiger
Rock Island
Tmes
Topeka
Dansiger
Ue Throop Hotel
Peace Commission Sails for Paris on the Campania
New York reports the U S peace commissioners to Spain sailed on the Cunard steamer Campania for Paris. Members include former Secretary of State William R Day Senator William P Frye Cushman K Davis George Gray and Whitelaw Reid with spouses and staff. Day said cabinet terms guide the mission and expected little opposition from the Spanish side.
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Peace Commission
Paris
Campania
New York
United Sta
Spain
Cunard Line
Campanis
William R. Day
United States
William P. Frye
Cushman K. Davis
George Gray
Whitelaw Reid
J. B. Moore
John R. MacArthur
Frank Braningham
Braningham
Mra Atkinson
Bill McNaughton
Edward Savoy
Henry Freeman
Judge Day
Washington
Gray
America
Col Graham Not Missing After All From Leavenworth
Report from Leavenworth saying Lieut Col James Graham of the Twenty second Kansas had disappeared and carried nine sum had proved mistaken. Word arrived that Col Graham is there and unharmed.
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Col. Graham
Leavenworth
James Graham
Twenty-second
Kansas
Col Graham
One More Kansas Volunteer Dead at Camp Hamlston
Two deaths occurred at Camp Hamlston from typhoid fever. Corporal J. P. Nichols of the Eighth Massachusetts and Private J. L. Hollingsworth of the Twenty-first Kansas died in Sa tem and Galena respectively. This makes 14 deaths among the Seventh volunteers. Immunes arrived today from Jefferson Barracks to join camp.
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Kansas
Lexington
Camp Hamlston
J. P. Nichols
Massachusetts
J. L. Hollingsworth
Galena
Kew
Jefferson Barracks
Linseed Oil Stockholders Call General Meeting
Linseed Oil stockholders in St. Louis met to approve a general meeting for next Tuesday evening regarding a $3,000 stock issue. Rev. Thomas Apple, Lancaster Pa, a leading Reformed church theologian, died today from kidney trouble. General Schofield will not serve on the war conduct investigation committee after a half hour with the president.
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St. Louis
National
Linseed Oil Fimpany
Thomas Apple
Lancaster
D-C
Reformed Church In
America
Schofield
Washington
Wold
Beggs Hair Renewer Promises Preventive Care
Help wanted notice promotes Beggs Hair Renewer for hair loss and graying. Claims 12 years of fame as a preventative. Advises to ask for Beggs and to avoid substitutes. Sold by all druggists, $6.70 to St. Louis via Santa Fe route.
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All
St. Louis Ay
Formosa rebellion spreads in southern island region
From Tacoma reports a renewed Formosan rebellion against Japanese rule erupts in the island’s south. Skirmishes near Tacihu and Tatoki lead to numerous deaths and captures as Japanese forces and police quash the uprising. Officials tally yearly outbreaks showing hundreds killed or wounded, with widespread arson and substantial booty cited in yen.
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Tacoma
Wash
Japan
Formosa
Tacihu
Tatoki
Forno~sa
Market Tides Stir Red on Liverpool Wheat Moves
Associated Press market note from State Journal outlines wheat fluctuations amid mixed receipts. Weather across wheat regions cited as seasonable with expected movement up to half a million bushels, while outside markets trend lower. Declines tempered by a stronger December demand and tighter freight terms, with provisions seeing solid cash support and anticipated lard and meat shipments.
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Liverpool
Wales
Carly Wavanou
Chicago
Orac
Ube
Detower
Sims Plan
Cash Northwesters
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Scrip and Screen Law
State House Notes
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U. 8
Commissioners Sail
Topeka State Musical and Oratorical
Grand Opera House
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Israel
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Emma Dora Shepard
Burlingame
Nettie Legler
Modoc Club
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Braweht County
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Tayman Oberley’s Hardware Co
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Chicago Livestock Market
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Pete Escate
Kansan
Kansas City Produse Market
Pieri
Corm
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Uae
Stenay
Wicks Aston Co
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